📣 Over the last six weeks, we have been sharing core reasons WHY specialist women’s legal services continue to be needed across the Northern Territory & Australia ♀️⚖️ Need a reminder? Here’s just a few 👇 Because… 🤔 💭 … violence against women & their children costs Australia $22 billion annually 💭 … the rate…
📈 Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show, women living with a disability are almost twice as likely to experience partner violence 😡 Although three in four women with a disability experienced anxiety or fear following their most recent incident of physical assault by a man, fewer than one in three reported it…
Why women only services? 🤔♀️ … because, women with a disability are almost twice as likely to experience violence when living with a partner 🏠😔 ⚖️ Central Australian Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Top End Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service
🤥 MYTH: Family violence is rare & doesn’t affect many people 🤷 ✅ FACT: Family violence has long been a hidden & underreported problem, but it is a VERY widespread social issue in Australia and around the world 😞 1 in 4 Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner… 🔎…
Why women only services? 🤔♀️ … because, 8 in 10 women experiencing violence from a current partner have never contacted police 🚨😔 ⚖️ Central Australian Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Top End Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service
The Grattan Institute confirmed that the COVID recession hit women the hardest, but that women also began the crisis on an uneven footing… ⚖️ Women rely on part time and casual work to a greater extent than men and are more vulnerable to economic downturns 😓 ♀️🗣️ Specialist women’s employment and legal advice is one…
Why women only services? 🤔♀️ … because, more women than men lost their jobs as part of the COVID-19 recession 🙅♀️ ⚖️ Central Australian Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Top End Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service
⚖️ Women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds can face a range of additional barriers in disclosing family & domestic violence… CALD groups require specific supports, that are often not addressed by generalised strategies 😔 💡 ANROWS has collated a range of resources, papers, reports and research projects that explore the barriers to service provision…
Why women only services? 🤔♀️ … because, women from culturally & linguistically diverse backgrounds are often less likely to seek help 😞 💭 Do you know CAWLS runs a service to provide migration advice? ⚖️ Call us on 1800 684 055 to book an appointment with our registered migration agent/lawyer to discuss your situation ……
🤝 Services embedded in local communities are more likely to be successful in responding to family & domestic violence. 🗣️ ANROWS has called for specialist domestic and family violence agencies, based on a hub-and-spoke model, to be provided with adequate levels of staffing and funding, to enable reach across large distances and move beyond crisis…
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